For years, the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad used steam extensively during the Christmas season to power their "Santa's Steam Spectacular" excursions. 2021 saw no change in tradition for the railroad, operating steam powered trains every weekend from Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, with steam running every day during the week of Christmas. With tradition alive and well on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, MPT Productions kept up with tradition as well, venturing out to see 2-8-0 steam locomotive number 40 on the weekends of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

For the excursion, the railroad used a variety of rolling stock to make an attractive green and red holiday consist. The train consisted of an ex. Boston & Maine Steel caboose, an ex. Union Pacific first-class dining car, and 3 former Reading coaches. Number 40 sounded fantastic to finish 2021, wearing a beautiful Southern Pacific 6 Chime whistle, a standard voice on the ex. Reading Company's New Hope Branch for years.

Number 40 put on a great show to close out the 2021 steam season. So sit back, relax, and enjoy Christmastime branchline steam in the wintry woods of eastern Pennsylvania.

This video was filmed on Saturday, November 27, 2021 and Sunday, December 26, 2021.

Filmed & Edited by Mark Turkovich

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